Pancha Suktham

Pancha (five) Maha Suktas are practised in Vaishnavite temples during Abhishek.

They are Purusha Suktha, Narayana Suktha, Vishnu Suktha, Sri Suktha, Bhu Suktha and Neela Suktha.

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By chanting the Pancha Sukthams or listening to this Vedic Hymns will let one get blessed with knowledge, prosperity, Longevity and enlightenment.

1) Purusha Suktham and Narayana Suktham – Which explains the qualities of Purusha who is supreme brahmam(enlightened) and mediate on Lord Narayana who is the real purusha and praising him as Purushothama

2) Vishnu Suktham – Which explain the qualities of Lord Vishnu who is preserver of the universe and the protector

3) Sri Suktham – Sings the glory of Sri Lakshmi Devi and praises her. She is also called Sri Devi and she is seated to the right of the Lord Narayana. Sita is a avatar of Sri Devi and she resides in Vishnu’s heart. She is for beauty, wealth and fertility.

4) Bhu Suktham – Sings the glory of the mother earth and she is the consort of boar god of Varaha, a avatar of Lord Vishnu and praises her. She is seated to the left of Lord Narayana . She is for patience, love and affection.

5) Neela Suktham – Sings the glory of Goddess Nila who is the third consort of Lord Vishnu. She is seated to the left of Lord Narayana along with Bhu Devi. Neela devi took avatar as Nappinnai, daughter of Kumbagan (brother of Yashoda) and Krishna won Her hand after conquering the seven ferocious bulls of Her father. She is for Beauty and Valor.

The three consorts as Sri Devi, Bhu Devi and Nila Devi are three different form of Sri Lakshmi.

CREDIT: The materials are prepared , validated and consolidated from various sources including meaning of each suktham. The following authors materials are referenced.

1) Shri Anna Subramaniyan from Sri Ramakrishna mission

2) Vedanta Organization

3) Shri Sundar Kidambi from Prapatti

4) Shri Sundar Narasimhan from Thaiyyar

5) Shri Krishnananda

6) Green Message Organization

7) Vignam Organization